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taxista

taxi driver

noun tahk-SEES-tah Rare

Usage Note

Taxista is a common-gender noun: el taxista (male driver) and la taxista (female driver) — the article signals gender, not the word's ending. It is an informal but standard term; the formal equivalent conductor de taxi is rarely used in everyday speech.

Examples

"El taxista conoce bien la ciudad."

Natural Translation

The taxi driver knows the city well.

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